A caterpillar can crawl 1/2 of an inch in 1/4 of a minute. How far can he crawl in 1 minute?(1 point)Responses1 inch1 inch18 inch1 eighth inch2 inches2 inches12 inches
To find out how far the caterpillar can crawl in 1 minute, we can set up a proportion.
The caterpillar crawls 1/2 inch in 1/4 minute.
To find out how much it crawls in 1 minute, we can set up the proportion:
(1/2 inch) / (1/4 minute) = x inch / 1 minute
Cross-multiplying, we get:
1/2 * 1 minute = (1/4) * x inch
Simplifying, we get:
x/2 = 1/4
To solve for x, we can multiply both sides of the equation by 2:
x = 1/4 * 2
x = 1/2
Therefore, the caterpillar can crawl 1/2 inch in 1 minute. So the correct answer is "1/2 inch."